A HOMECOOKED LEGACYA home-cooked legacy

People still talk about the pies LaVerne Walth made for her coffee shop in Downtown Lodi, and they rave about her German cheese buttons as Oktoberfest approaches every year. Now, Walth has created a cookbook with recipes of those favorite dishes that have made her Lodi’s mother of comfort food.

A home-cooked legacy

LaVerne Walth shares a copy of her self-published cookbook “Home Cookin’” at the release party, which was held last month at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Lodi. Walth is known for her comfort food, and she wanted to share her treasured recipes with her family and community.

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A home-cooked legacy

LaVerne Walth owned and operated LaVerne’s Coffee Shop with her late husband, Adam, who supported her endeavor to supply Lodi with homecooked comfort food. The two ran the School Street restaurant for 24 years. “He really encouraged her and supported her,” said their son, Timothy Walth. “They had a very loving and caring relationship.”

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A home-cooked legacy

In this family photograph, Walth teaches her great-grandchildren Thomas and Clare how to roll dough. Walth has 16 grandchildren and 10 great-